MetroWest Boys & Girls Clubs Launch New Youth Education Campaign

MARLBOROUGH, MA — The Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest recently kicked off a new campaign aimed at providing supplemental learning for local students who have been home from school due to coronavirus closures.

The "A Boost For Youth" campaign aims to provide one-on-one tutoring and some group learning activities to young people who use the Boys & Girls Clubs in Marlborough, Framingham, and Hudson.

"Our Boost For Youth campaign is special because it supports the immediate needs of the youth we serve," Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest President Chris Duane said in a news release. "While we have been connecting with our members throughout this closure, our staff are looking forward to seeing members back in our buildings very soon."

The BGCMW is in the midst of a fundraising campaign to support the program. The first $10,000 raised for it will be matched by BGCMW board members.

Schools across MetroWest and Massachusetts have been closed since March when the coronavirus pandemic hit the area. Schools are offering remote learning for students, but teachers do not have to meet standards like they would during a regular school year. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released revised standards for remote learning.

Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeff Riley has said school will be "up and running in the fall."